Minutes - UHGID - January 25, 2008CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEETING MINUTES FORM
NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: UNIVERSITY HILL GENERAI, IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
NAME/TELEPHONE OF PERSON PREPARING SUMMARY: Barbara Anton--303-413-7319
NAMES OF MEMBERS, STAFF, AND INVITED GUESTS PRESENT
BOARD MEMBERS: MILLER, DAHL, MITCHELL, SHRUM
STAFF: WINTER, JOBERT, MAYHEW, ANTON, LANDRITH, KORBELIK, BRUNO
GUESTS: Tabolt, Stoyva, Winski
TYPE OF MEETING: MINUTES RETREAT: January 25, 2008
Winter stated it would be helpful to review the DUHMD/PS division priorities beginning with an overview of the CAGID
Capital Plan Implementation which would be headed by Mayhew. Mayhew stated initially the Focus of the two components;
structural and aesthetic would be the downtown area and will begin in early spring. The groundwork for the new pay stations
would begin the following week. Jobert stated the revenues from pazking were as projected from the lots where the pay stations
are currently installed. Winters mentioned Miller's email regazding UHGID 2008 goals and stated the Commissioners, as a
group, should form a consensus about their priorities and affirm those at a£uture meeting. It would be useful to clarify these
goals so they could be brought to the Council Retreat. All members stated redevelopment of The Hill Commercial District as
theu highest priority. This could be accomplished by encouraging Council to review the design vision ofthis project with regard
to existing ordinances and codes, making necessary policy changes, to expedite the planning process in order to facilitate private
sector action. The second priority would be to encourage the City to wotk with CU toward consideration of a
culturaUconvention center to be located on Grandview Terrace. A third priority would be to continue and expand the initiative of
businesses Working Towards Zero Waste on The Hill (attaclunent handed out) tluough funding, mazketing, awareness, and
collaboration with city efforts.
Bruno j oined the mee[ing and stated he has iden[ified The Hill Redevelopment as one of his Top ] 0 Goals. Charlie Zucker wil(
be joining the City for two years as Project Manager in the Planning Department with The Hill redevelopment being one of his
primary responsibilities. Bruno stated any discussion about a conference center will have to be preceded with a density
diswssion by Council along with their overall vision of the project. Conference Center is a broad term. Previously, the
University was talking about the Center as an executive education and cultural center, while the City's purpose was economic
vitality. They were talking about different facilities and had been heading iu opposite directions. Now, he believes there might
be more of an overlap and the City and the University would like to work togethec However, fust the density discussion needs
[o happen.
Other major issues for Bruno: concern the economy (money and funding at a number of different levels); current dynamic
revenues aze not meeting costs; Council will need [o start implementing recommendations made by the Blue Ribbon
Commission study; economic vitality eFforts will aeed to be made permanent by taking a broad view of the economy; key
positions in the City organization need to be filled; and, financing mechanisms for public improvements will have to be
addressed.
Stoyva, Tabolt, Korbelik, and Winski joined the ReVeat during lunch and Winter encouraged introductions. S[oyva announced
the Hill Alliance Picnic would be held in conjonction with the Boulder History Museum's FestivaL A general discussion about
Hill Redevelopmen[ and the Grandview site ensued. Tabolt mentioned that past meetings about an Executive Conference
Educational facility combined with The Aill Redevelopment had stopped because the oppor[unirywasdt right. After the density
discussions, conversations about Grandview and perimeter properties will be revitalized now that redevelopment is going to
Planning and the relationship behveen the City and the University is in good shape. He further mentioned the University's
commihnent to environmental susteinability and the possibility of a wind farm to offset electrical needs on campos. Korbelik
sta[ed that they are in the process of drafting landlord/tenant agreements that will list criteria for making rentals more energy
efficient and affordable. She mentioned students wanting to help witl~ issues and not being sure of how or what they can do.
Shmm explained UHGID's priority for continuing work towatds Zero Waste on The Hill. Shrum and Taboit discussed the
possibility of combining Hill and University commitments and integrating businesses with student efforts. One way would be to
combine the symposiums ou the environment, being held at CU the week before the Democratic Convention, with the practical
applications prac[iced by businesses on the Hill.
The next tegular UHG1D meeting will take place on Wednesday, February 20t1~ at 9:00 a.m. in Council Chambers.